EC allots polls symbols to three parties | Patna News

“This is a major victory for the VIP. The EC has once again returned our election symbol, the ‘boat mark’. This is a triumph of our trust and struggle” the party said in a statement. It added that the boat symbol is not just an election symbol but the voice of lakhs of Nishads. Patna: Election Commission (EC) allotted poll symbols to three parties—Jan Suraaj, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM). An official letter in this regard was issued on Tuesday.According to the EC’s letter, Jan Suraaj of poll strategist Prashant Kishor was allotted the “school bag” symbol, while VIP, led by former minister Mukesh Sahani, got the old poll symbol of a “boat with man and sail”. RLM, which is headed by Rajya Sabha member Upendra Kushwaha, was allotted “gas cylinder”.A spokesperson of Jan Suraaj said the party had got the school bag symbol during the bypolls to four assembly seats in the state and requested the poll body to give it permanently. Similarly, the VIP also got its original symbol. The VIP had fought the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on the ‘ladies purse’ symbol.“This is a major victory for the VIP. The EC has once again returned our election symbol, the ‘boat mark’. This is a triumph of our trust and struggle” the party said in a statement. It added that the boat symbol is not just an election symbol but the voice of lakhs of Nishads.